2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2025

| team = Florida Atlantic Owls

| sport = football

| image = Florida Atlantic Athletics wordmark.svg

| image_size = 250

| conference = American Athletic Conference

| short_conf = AAC

| record = 0–0

| conf_record = 0–0

| head_coach = Zach Kittley

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach =

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Brett Dewhurst

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

The 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team will represent Florida Atlantic University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are expected to be led by Zach Kittley in his first year as the head coach. The Owls play their home games at Flagler Credit Union Stadium,{{cite web|url=https://fausports.com/news/2024/12/17/general-florida-atlantic-flagler-credit-union-announce-football-stadium-naming-partnership.aspx|title=Florida Atlantic, Flagler Credit Union Announce Football Stadium Naming Partnership|website=fausports|access-date=February 1, 2025|date=December 17, 2024}} located in Boca Raton, Florida.

Offseason

=Transfers=

==Outgoing==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|Player|Position|Destination|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2}}

Zeke Moore

|TE

|Boston College

Tyriq Starks

|QB

|Jackson State

Jordan Church

|OL

|Louisville

Carter Davis

|Miami (FL)

EJ Horton

|WR

|Purdue

CJ Campbell Jr.

|RB

|Rutgers

Jacob Merrifield

|DL

|South Florida

Wyatt Sullivan

|TE

|South Florida

Robert Hammond III

|Toledo

Omari Hayes

|WR

|Tulane

Zuberi Mobley

|RB

|Tulane

Cam Fancher

|QB

|UCF

Elijah Brown

|TE

|UCF

Phillip Dunnam

|UCF

CJ Heard

|Vanderbilt

Jayshon Platt

|WR

|Withdrawn

Daughtry Richardson

|OL

|Withdrawn

Alex Atcavage

|OL

|Withdrawn

Kasen Weisman

|QB

|Withdrawn

==Incoming==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|Player|Position|Previous school|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2}}

Garrison Smith

|Akron

Naejuan Barber

|DL

|Coastal Carolina

Asaad Waseem

|WR

|Colorado

Jackson Lee

|LS

|FIU

Enyce Sledge

|DL

|Illinois

Madden Sanker

|OL

|Louisville

Leon Hart Jr.

|LB

|Marshall

Tyler Stolsky

|LB

|Minnesota

CJ Doggette

|DL

|Ohio

Derrick Rogers Jr.

|DB

|Purdue

Tycoolhill Luman

|DE

|Rutgers

Tyclean Luman

|DE

|Rutgers

Reid Mikeska

|TE

|South Carolina

Chenellson Exume

|DL

|South Florida

Damien Alford

|WR

|Utah

Martavious Collins

|TE

|UTEP

JR Wilson

|WR

|Virginia

Antonio Robinson Jr.

|DB

|Wake Forest

Caden Veltkamp

|QB

|Western Kentucky

Easton Messer

|WR

|Western Kentucky

{{Cite web |title=Florida Atlantic Football Transfer Portal|url=https://www.on3.com/college/florida-atlantic-owls/transfer-portal/wire/football/|website=ON3|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Florida Atlantic Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal|url=https://247sports.com/college/florida-atlantic/season/2025-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24110|website=247Sports|language=en}}

=Coaching staff additions=

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! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2|color=white}}"|Name

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2|color=white}}"|New Position

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2|color=white}}"|Previous Team

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls|border=2|color=white}}"|Previous Position

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|Zach Kittley

|Head coach

|Texas Tech

|Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks

|{{cite web|url=https://fausports.com/news/2024/12/2/florida-atlantic-names-zach-kittley-as-hagerty-family-head-football-coach.aspx|title=Zach Kittley Named Hagerty Family Head Football Coach|website=fausports|access-date=February 1, 2025|date=December 2, 2024}}

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|Brett Dewhurst

|Defensive coordinator

|Coastal Carolina

|Defensive analyst

|{{cite web|url=https://fausports.com/news/2025/1/10/kittley-finalizes-first-additions-to-football-coaching-staff.aspx|title=Kittley Finalizes First Additions to Football Coaching Staff|website=fausports|access-date=February 1, 2025|date=January 10, 2024}}

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|Tyler Schovanec

|Special teams

|Texas Tech

|Assistant special teams/Specialist

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|DJ McCarthy

|Wide receivers

|Bethune–Cookman

|Assistant head coach/Special teams/Tight ends

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|Jajuan Dulaney

|Tight ends

|UTEP

|Tight ends/Offensive recruiting coordinator

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|Stephen Hamby

|Offensive line

|Texas Tech

|Offensive line

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|Devin Santana

|Defensive line

|Miami

|Assistant defensive line

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|Aaron Schwanz

|Inside linebackers

|Georgia Southern

|Linebackers

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2025

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time =

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| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = SECU Stadium

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

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}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time =

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| nonconf = y

| opponent = Florida A&M

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time =

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| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = FIU

| site_stadium = Pitbull Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = Shula Bowl

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time =

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| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time =

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| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

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| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time =

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| away = y

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time =

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| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time =

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| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time =

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| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Yulman Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UConn

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Flagler Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

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{{cite web |title=2025 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule|url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-florida-atlantic-football-schedule/|website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=1 February 2025}}

References

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Category:Florida Atlantic Owls football seasons

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